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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
May. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rune S Pearson, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Invention Design Engineering Associates, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414411 ; 221210 ; 221254 ; 414403 ; 414416 ;
Abstract
A fully automated machine is capable of selecting a single 'A'-frame storage tube for dual in-line integrated circuit packages from a number of such tubes in a bulk storage bin and then rotating that tube about its longitudinal axis so that the dual in-line packages can be fed into or out of the storage tube in either the live bug (leads down) or dead bug (leads up) positions. The machine will also remove and then replace the stop pin at one end of the storage tube.